Infosecurity News
Adobe to Patch Hacking Team Flash Player Bug
Flaw has been exploited in the wild after being disclosed in Sunday’s data dump
NSA Search Engine Taps Into Global Comms to Intercept, Well, Everything
The XKeyscore search engine hoovers up vast amounts of private communications information, including 700,000 voice, fax and video files every day.
OpenSSL to Patch Critical Mystery Bug on Thursday
Unfortunately, like Heartbleed, the mystery bug is likely to be a big deal. OpenSSL is a basic component of a wide swath of the web.
Trend Micro Teams Up with NCA to Bust Cyber-criminals
Security giant will form virtual team with the agency after MoU is signed
Hacking Team Hacked in 400GB Breach
Controversial intrusion software company on the receiving end
AirLive IP Surveillance Cameras Allow Remote Access
The user needs to specify in the configuration of the camera that HTTPS is used for communications—this is not enabled by default.
Fake BatteryBot Pro App Serves Malware, Can't Be Deleted
The fake app provides the same functionality of the original version of BatteryBot Pro, but performs malicious activity in the background.
ICO Issued Over £1m in Fines in 2014/15
UK information commissioner launches annual report
Connected Devices Spark Digital Amnesia-And Insecurity
Most Americans use mobile phones as an extension of their brains—but aren't securing them.
Fed Reserve: Chip and Signature Not Enough
Chip and signature is a half-measure, falling short of the chip and PIN technology deployed throughout the rest of the world.
Pakistan Implements Biometrics for Remote Teachers
Pakistan has embraced biometrics as its preferred authentication method to identify “ghost employees” and to combat absenteeism.
IT Pros Believe Cyberattacks Are Under-reported
87% of respondents think that large financial hacks are happening more often than reported, and right under the nose of security auditors.
Spikes Debuts Isolation Tech for Browser-borne Malware
The Isla family of web malware isolation appliances processes all web content on secure appliances deployed outside the network.
Click-Fraud Campaigns Could Lead to CryptoWall
Damballa researchers warn of hidden threats 'in sheep’s clothing’
Security Alert as Flash Flaw Found in Popular Exploit Kit
CVE-2015-3113 has been used to drop CryptoWall onto PCs
Stealthy Stegoloader Trojan in US Healthcare Blitz
Victims are concentrated in North America, claims Trend Micro
Dot Bank Launches to Clamp Down on Banking Fraud
New gTLD has a host of additional security measures to protect consumers
Android Malware Soars 390% in 2014 – Report
IT managers face increased pressure as they try to manage BYOD risk through MDM
Stolen Government Log-ins Available All Over the Web
A CIA-backed firm has found exposures of log-in credentials for 47 United States government agencies across 89 unique domains.
Adobe Patches Critical Flash Flaw Exploited by APT3
Chinese targeted attack group has been infecting users via phishing emails
